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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999
5.8
In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the local townspeople cherish him — especially restaurant owner Sarah McClellan. But when greedy real estate developers set their sights on Noah's land and he rejects their six-figure offer, this taciturn man is forced to summon all his strength in order to defend not only his property and way of life, but his sanity.
A Season for Family

2024

A Season for Family

2024
4
While Maddie’s adopted son wants to meet his brother Cody, who was adopted into another family, Cody’s father, isn’t ready.
One Last Chance

2018

One Last Chance

2018
After a night of reunion, David leaves it all on the table while confronting his on again, off again partner Seth about the status of their relationship.
Shiva

1990

Shiva

1990
6.5
Shiva, a fresher at VAC College, is forced to stand up against the students' union president and a group of gangsters who have made the college environment increasingly violent.
Angie: Lost Girls

2020

Angie: Lost Girls

2020
5.6
After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family. To rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - at all costs.
Astronaut

2019

Astronaut

2019
6.1
A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space.
The Book of Genesis

2016

The Book of Genesis

2016
6.7
Based on the first book of the Bible, Genesis is a sweeping and poetic look at the beginning of man's relationship with God. While Jochebed (Venus Monique) hides in a shelter to protect her son from being murdered, she tells him the story of her people over the course of a dangerous night. This film explores the idea that mankind will one day return to the place where we started, but that the journey will be filled with hardship, beauty, and a desperate need to trust the Creator.
We Had It Coming

2019

We Had It Coming

2019
7
Anna looks for revenge against a pimp for her young sister death's while working out a complicated relationship with her lover.
Lamya's Poem

2021

Lamya's Poem

2021
7
An inspiring and timely tale about a 12-year-old Syrian refugee girl named Lamya. When she flees the violence of her country, she is given a book of poetry of the famous 13th-century Poet, Rumi. As the perils of her journey mount, the book becomes a magical gateway where she meets Rumi when he was a boy and also a refugee fleeing the violence of his time. In a shared dreamworld, they battle the monsters that follow them from their real world situations, and Lamya must help young Rumi find his calling and write the poem that 800 years later will save her life.
Existence

2012

Existence

2012
4.8
Trapped behind the Boundary Fence, Freya dreams of escape and pursues a dangerous outsider who can free her.
Clearing the Range

1931

Clearing the Range

1931
4.2
A cowboy rides by night to catch the man who killed his brother.
Ward No. 6

2009

Ward No. 6

2009
4.8
Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psychiatric doctor becomes a patient in his own asylum. Updated to contemporary Russia, the film is a cocktail of anxieties and riddles, showcasing how easy it is to become what we fear most.
Inherit the Witch

2024

Inherit the Witch

2024
3
In 1984 a family throws a 14th-birthday party. 30 years later, they re-unite at two isolated houses in a forest, where horrific truths are uncovered about the family's occult pact with an ancient evil that's enabled their wealth and power.
Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me

2003

Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me

2003
6.1
While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted Bundy. Based on a book by Ann Rule.
Playas Ball

2007

Playas Ball

2007
4.5
27 year old professional basketball player Cedric Tinsley is on the verge of signing a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal and proposing to his girlfriend Jill, when a woman he's never met claims he's the father of her child. Now, with his personal and professional lives on the line, Cedric will have to expose the opportunistic playas in his circle.
Violentia

2018

Violentia

2018
4.6
After a random school shootout leaves a scientist's daughter and the shooter dead, he uses nano-robots to look into a psychopath's memories to find reasons for violence and a way to treat it.
Voodoo Possession

2014

Voodoo Possession

2014
3.2
Imagine an insatiable demon that feeds on blood, thrives on pain, and reaches from beyond the grave to torment the living...and the dead. For believers and skeptics alike, there is nothing in this world or the next to rival the relentless evil of a Voodoo Possession. Burdened since childhood with a gnawing sense of guilt, cynical Aiden Chase journeys to a Haitian insane asylum in search of his missing brother. Upon arriving, he discovers all the inmates and the hospital administrator (Danny Trejo, Machete) are seemingly possessed by a bloodthirsty voodoo spirit. Now, Aiden must abandon reality and descend into a terrifying spirit world to try to rescue his brother - or they will both be damned for eternity.
The Visual Bible: Matthew

1993

The Visual Bible: Matthew

1993
8.8
The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). In Israel, then known as Judea of the Roman Empire, Nazarene Jesus Christ travels around the country with His disciples preaching to the people about God and salvation of their souls.
The Deeper You Dig

2019

The Deeper You Dig

2019
5.7
14-year old Echo and her mother Ivy, a tarot card reader, live a quiet life in a rural area. When reclusive Kurt moves down the road to restore an abandoned farmhouse, an accident leads to Echo’s murder, and suddenly three lives collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt assumes he can hide his secret under the ground. But Echo burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won’t stay buried.
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

1980

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

1980
Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses around her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control, and yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the alter. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last day of her life. Adapted from the short story by acclaimed writer Katherine Anne Porter ("Ship of Fools"), The Jilting of Granny Weatherall reminds us of the plight of many women who wait for life to claim them, rather than seek life out for themselves.